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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person from the monks that the men meet in ‘First Day’?
(a) Ubartino.
(b) The Cellarer.
(c) The abbot.
(d) Salvatore.

2. Who lives at the apostolic seat?
(a) The Emperor.
(b) All the bishops.
(c) The Pope.
(d) The monks.

3. How does William know what he tells the Cellarer in ‘First Day’?
(a) Someone has told him.
(b) He is psychic.
(c) Through informed reasoning.
(d) He is guessing at random.

4. What is the first monk Adso and William meet looking for?
(a) A horse.
(b) The abbot.
(c) Salvatore.
(d) A mule.

5. At the time this book was written, who was the Pope?
(a) Ignacious IV.
(b) Clement V.
(c) John XXII.
(d) John Paul II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bulk of the monastery called?

2. Why has William come to the monastery?

3. What position has William held before?

4. When is the narrator now writing, according to the Preface?

5. In what form is the monastery constructed?

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